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20 The Chronicle November 21, 2006
CAMPUS NEWS
College gets elementary look
By Ryan Peterson
Chronicle Staff
Like Peter Pan, the teacher resource
centre is the second star on
the right and straight on till morning,
or more appropriately the fi rst
set of stairs on the left and straight
down till the last door.
Th e teacher resource centre
in the library basement offi cially
opened its doors Th ursday, Nov. 9.
Th e centre is a place for faculty of
education students or other people
training to be teachers.
Upon arrival there was a refreshment
table on the south wall parallel
to the centre with juice, cookies, coffee,
tea and smiling librarians.
Entering the centre is like being
transported back in time to an
elementary school library with
bright colours, easy-to-reach books,
and containers fi lled with teachers
tools.
At the one table in the room, several
librarians congregated after getting
their treats at the refreshment
table. Carol Mittlestead, associate
librarian of Collections, had all sorts
of information about the centre.
“Approval wasn’t given (for the
centre) until May,” she said. “We’ve
built this between now and then,
which is an amazing achievement,
but there’s always room to grow
with student input.”
Th e walls, the shelves and the
electrical didn’t exist when they
started the centre, Mittlestead said.
“It’s kind of small, but consider
the time frame. Th is library is emulating
an elementary school library.
We’re telling them (students) that
when you go out to work this is what
you’ll expect.”
For her part Susan Pratt, the
education librarian who facilitated
the centre, was beaming, talking to
students about the resources and
suggesting diff erent applications for
them
“Susan has been a tremendous
asset in putting this resource together,”
Mittlestead said. She’s the person
who reviewed all the possible resources
available to the centre and
decided which ones would be best.
Students who will benefi t the
most from the centre are primary-
Photo by Ryan Peterson
TEACHING FUTURE TEACHERS: Education librarian Sue Pratt shows off books at the
new education resource centre, which opened Nov. 9.
junior teacher candidates, ECE
students, and since there are visual
resources, graphics students.
“When putting this together, we
made sure that students would have
access to what they need to put lessons
together,” said Gaby Mann,
from budget and planning for the
library.
Mann used the kits at the centre
as a example of something to help
put lessons together. Th ere are kits
that help teach fractions or how to
put colours together. Students sign
these out for their placements.
Th is is the fi rst year the faculty of
education has had a primary-junior
studies program.
Commenting about practical
uses for the resources, Pratt said,
“Books are integrated (into) what
(children) are learning. Books are
picked to support the curriculum,
that’s how it works. Th e more you
read, the better you’ll do.”
Th e dean of the faculty of education,
Bill Hunter, stopped by to see
the centre.
“Th e books, kits and equipment
found here will give our teacher
candidates access to the raw materials
they need to prepare engaging
lessons and evocative teaching materials,”
he said.
Holiday
tour in
Whitby
By Luba Tymchuk
Chronicle Staff
As Christmas approaches, it
is time to think of the diff erent
ways of decorating for this holiday
season.
Th e 2006 Holiday House
Tour on Nov. 25 is a way to see
some of Whitby’s homes where
holiday decorating and home
décor ideas can be picked up.
“Th is is the 17 th year of the
Holiday House Tour, which
is a one-day self-guided tour
through some of Whitby’s
most beautiful and uniquely
decorated homes,” said Paige
Sprecker, marketing and development
manager for the Station
Gallery. “Each individual
home was selected through
a home nomination process,
toured by a Holiday House
Tour committee member and
selected based on the home
décor, appropriate travel pattern,
available parking and capacity.”
Th e annual tour is a major
fundraising event for the Whitby
Station Gallery in support of
their child, family and adult art
classes, programs, workshops
and exhibitions.
Th e tour will be from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tickets are available
for $20 in advance until Nov.
17 and $25 after.